North Korea has equipped military construction units with heavy construction equipment needed for building factories in the countryside as part of Kim Jong Un’s...
North Korea is redoubling efforts to build shopping centers with bathhouses and hair salons in the provinces as part of its regional development policy....
Spreading malnutrition among children is becoming a major social issue in North Korea, with three orphans at a school in Pyongsong recently dying after...
The North Korean authorities have recently begun patting themselves on the back for bringing religion under control, claiming that “organized underground services and secret...
North Korean high school students in their final year are increasingly putting on a variety of “graduation parties,” leaving parents who must now prepare...
The North Korean authorities have intensified controls on trade officials who carry out or bring in foreign exchange, such as dollars or Chinese yuan,...
Frequent fights are erupting between North Korea’s rural residents who illegally fell trees out of desperation to secure firewood for the winter and the...
